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jeffrey brown recently talked with her about it and her life of writing. >> brown: she would win the nobel prize for literature in 1993 and become known internationally. but in the early 1950s, toni morrison was a young student, and aspiring actress, in fact, at howard university in washington, d.c., just learning about the wider world. >> i was so confident and capable. the future was, you know, right there at your fingertips. and i was so happy to be among what i hadn't had when i was in ohio, african-american intellectuals. and that was the company i wanted to keep, and i found it here at howard. >> brown: in her new, novel, "home," morrison has revisited the early '50s, telling the story of frank money, one of many black soldiers returning from the korean war to pre-civil rights era america. hearing that his sister is dying, money makes his way across a country filled with institutional and casual racism, heading for the rural georgia town he thought he'd escaped and where he would never return. unlike her memories of her college years, it's not a happy portrait. and when we talk
jeffrey brown recently talked with her about it and her life of writing. >> brown: she would win the nobel prize for literature in 1993 and become known internationally. but in the early 1950s, toni morrison was a young student, and aspiring actress, in fact, at howard university in washington, d.c., just learning about the wider world. >> i was so confident and capable. the future was, you know, right there at your fingertips. and i was so happy to be among what i hadn't had when i...
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pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> still to come "the avengers." arch campbell is up next with a ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of ord in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending move money wiwith a slide and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ ♪ we need to look fofor a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >> steve rudin is back with a first check of our forecast. >> we are looking at a few clouds outside right now that depends on where you are you may see the super moon. this is earlier this evening. it will not last very long. in terms of the cloudy skies you may see it for a little bit the super moon being spotted in avondale. the clouds will move to the early morning hours. some parts of the super moon will start to fade. looking outside right now, it is cloudy and dry. the low-level clouds are going to hang around for a few more hours. 83 degr
pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> still to come "the avengers." arch campbell is up next with a ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of ord in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending move money wiwith a slide and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ ♪ we need to look fofor a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one...
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thrives on anything that grows on trees or in the ground, full of phytonutrients so whole grains like brown rice keen qa, steel cut oats, beans like black beans, legumes, chick peas, lentils. anything. those things have phi to nutrients, things that we don't even know about that are affecting our jeans they're full of fiber. this is one of the keys to the lean plan. fiber is the one dietary component that's been consistently shown to help people lose weight and keephe weight off. >> rose: and it's also good for digestion. >> absolutely. it lowers cholesterol and your blood pressure. it fills your stomach so that you're not... you're not hungry, first of all. it tells your brain that you're satiated. you've got something in your stomach. and also it helps the food digest more slowly and evenly so your blood glucose level, your blood sugar stays stable throughout the day. so that way you're not going into theunge craving hormones aren't alerted to eat more. >> what do you make of the attention sugar is getting either in books or studies made by reputable organization. >> >> it's all about blo
thrives on anything that grows on trees or in the ground, full of phytonutrients so whole grains like brown rice keen qa, steel cut oats, beans like black beans, legumes, chick peas, lentils. anything. those things have phi to nutrients, things that we don't even know about that are affecting our jeans they're full of fiber. this is one of the keys to the lean plan. fiber is the one dietary component that's been consistently shown to help people lose weight and keephe weight off. >> rose:...
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the party label's a drag for scott brown. the thing that i hear, from massachusetts originally, from people is, if scott brown doesn't win this year, he'll probably end up running for governor in 2014, and he could probably win there because the party label wouldn't have the same effect. >> they're neck and neck, 48, 47. >> that's absolutely right. it's all going to come down to what massachusetts votes are going to do. massachusetts voters love to elect moderate republicans and also democrats at the same time. check the box for obama and might check the box for scott brown. it's a contradiction but makes sense in massachusetts. >> as do so many things in massachusetts. so many things that come from massachusetts are a contradiction in terms. thanks to glenn, lynn, steve, scott. see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern 9:00 a.m. pacific joined by the notorious michael steele, john heilemann, senator kay bailey hutchison after the texas primaries. follow us on twitter. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. hello, happy primary
the party label's a drag for scott brown. the thing that i hear, from massachusetts originally, from people is, if scott brown doesn't win this year, he'll probably end up running for governor in 2014, and he could probably win there because the party label wouldn't have the same effect. >> they're neck and neck, 48, 47. >> that's absolutely right. it's all going to come down to what massachusetts votes are going to do. massachusetts voters love to elect moderate republicans and...
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brown popularity the latest poll shows 43 percent of likely voters disapprove of his job performance 42 percent approved. the first on the majority has expressed disapproval of gov. brown. >>> the cyber attacks pulled off ice terrorists >>> a man breaks into a television station is personal problems that led to the outburst >>> a hungry shark that comes,,, >>> a firsthand look at a man and san francisco's mission district youtube video shows people tossing trash cans and breaking windows causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. this happened april 30th along valencia's street. protesters but aware from a pre mayday rally. police arrested one protester that night. to men who were gutted tv station recovering from injuries after being attacked by men in topeka, kansas. the man was upset because the tv station would not help him with problems with the veterans affairs. he is shown here again into a lobby and then being subdued. the suspect in custody. >>> u.s. officials say pakistan should release documents and a doctor who helped them catch osama bin laden's. pakistan has ro
brown popularity the latest poll shows 43 percent of likely voters disapprove of his job performance 42 percent approved. the first on the majority has expressed disapproval of gov. brown. >>> the cyber attacks pulled off ice terrorists >>> a man breaks into a television station is personal problems that led to the outburst >>> a hungry shark that comes,,, >>> a firsthand look at a man and san francisco's mission district youtube video shows people tossing...
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she's all about priv see, her name is wanda brown. i will talk to her. hold on a secretary. >> with wanda's help, we shall overcome. >> would you support something beyond the second amendment, for example, sexual orientation. >> well, i don't know. i wouldn't-- i have no idea -- >> oh. >> but you are a very core person who disagrees with discrimination. >> well, absolutely. you know i am all for any legislator that wants to file the bill. >> great, i'm talking to wando, looking good. >> i don't know if we are talking about the same wanda brown. >> wanda brown, she's german mark -- got the hair. >> is this a state representative who voted against protecting lgbc individuals in our employment discrimination law. >> wait, what? wanda have you ever voted against gay workplace rights. >> has that been on the ballot here. >> i don't know, i'm asking you. >> it's an insult and a slam up side the head. it got voted down and wanda was one of the people that voted against it. >> that i know of, it has never it has never been an issue that i have had to vote on one
she's all about priv see, her name is wanda brown. i will talk to her. hold on a secretary. >> with wanda's help, we shall overcome. >> would you support something beyond the second amendment, for example, sexual orientation. >> well, i don't know. i wouldn't-- i have no idea -- >> oh. >> but you are a very core person who disagrees with discrimination. >> well, absolutely. you know i am all for any legislator that wants to file the bill. >> great, i'm...
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presidential election with just a few days left for the two candidates to voters before the decisive brown however not everyone is enthusiastic about the choices on offer. and ukraine's cohosting of the euro twenty twelve football championships could be found signed before balls even being kicked as more countries threaten of boy called over alleged treatment of jailed yulia timoshenko. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow rule research bombs and gunfire have struck the afghan capital kabul shortly after a visit by barack obama the taliban has claimed responsibility saying the attacks were in retaliation for the u.s. president's visit afghan police say suicide bombers attacked a compound where foreign workers live at least seven of being killed almost twenty injured the u.s. president's visit a couple comes one year since the killing of osama bin laden by american special forces in a speech a background admitted washington is holding direct talks with the taliban and said that many in the terrorist group are interested in peace obama cause i also signed an agreemen
presidential election with just a few days left for the two candidates to voters before the decisive brown however not everyone is enthusiastic about the choices on offer. and ukraine's cohosting of the euro twenty twelve football championships could be found signed before balls even being kicked as more countries threaten of boy called over alleged treatment of jailed yulia timoshenko. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow rule research bombs and gunfire have struck the...
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tonight huckabee honors the sacrifice and service of chief operator brown. >> i am harris falkener. a major storm churning over the atlantic and moving to the u.s.. a super soaker. this holiday weekend that could affect millions. fall out spreading. sentenced the doctor that paved the way for u.s. navy seals to take out public enemy number one. what punishment does this send to others who could lead us to dangerous people? the the reaction of the
tonight huckabee honors the sacrifice and service of chief operator brown. >> i am harris falkener. a major storm churning over the atlantic and moving to the u.s.. a super soaker. this holiday weekend that could affect millions. fall out spreading. sentenced the doctor that paved the way for u.s. navy seals to take out public enemy number one. what punishment does this send to others who could lead us to dangerous people? the the reaction of the
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governor brown was also a key note speaker. >> we cut the court. probably cut them some more. even bigger cuts coming in the next few weeks. stomach we are cutting we need to supplement it with revenue. >>reporter: president clinton remark are the most anticipate anticipated. we have highlights of his speech on abc 7 news at 6:00. at the california theatre in san jose, david louie abc 7 news. >>> of course here at 9:00. one of oakland largest employers is stepping up to the plate to keep the a's in the city. clorox along with kaise kaiser, safeway and other east bay companies announce they have committed to getting a few stadium built in oakland. group says it's also ready to find a major corporate sponsor or sponsors and acquire naming rights for new oakland stadium. that's not all. they are willing to good even further. >> current ownership can't commit to oakland or doesn't want to commit to oakland that we are competent we have identified a new group of owners who would keep the team here in oakland and get a new stadium built as well. >>reporter: the ceo of clorox says th
governor brown was also a key note speaker. >> we cut the court. probably cut them some more. even bigger cuts coming in the next few weeks. stomach we are cutting we need to supplement it with revenue. >>reporter: president clinton remark are the most anticipate anticipated. we have highlights of his speech on abc 7 news at 6:00. at the california theatre in san jose, david louie abc 7 news. >>> of course here at 9:00. one of oakland largest employers is stepping up to the...
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i'm terrell brown. we begin with syria and efforts to end the 15-month assault to forces opposed to bashar al assad. rebel leaders have given the government to observe the u.n. cease-fire plan. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. says the security council cannot force syria to end the bloodshed. other actions outside the u.n. may be necessary. susan mcginnis in washington with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. there's new video out by rebel forces that apparently shows new attacks by the government. now, this all has lawmakers here on capitol hill calling for action on the part of the u.s. smoke rises from rooftops in homs. syrian rebels say this amateur video is proof government troops have no intention of halting attacks on civilians. the shelling follows the new discovery of 13 bodies in eastern syria and the massacre of more than 100 people in houla last week. resident al assad refuses to implement the united nations peace plan and blames the violence on terrorists. u.n. monitors say
i'm terrell brown. we begin with syria and efforts to end the 15-month assault to forces opposed to bashar al assad. rebel leaders have given the government to observe the u.n. cease-fire plan. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. says the security council cannot force syria to end the bloodshed. other actions outside the u.n. may be necessary. susan mcginnis in washington with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. there's new video out by rebel forces that apparently shows new...
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expected to consider a 5 percent pay cut for elected officials and approves everyone from governor brown to the state school superintendent would get less money. salaries from like to officials range from 95,000 to 174,000 the governor proposed a similar cut for state workers. the ship's pilot blamed for the worst oil spill in san francisco bay and two decades is trying to sail the day again the news reports said john corta is trying to renew his mariner's license records show the coast guard denies his most recent request in february could serve 10 months in prison after that he crashed into the bay bridge and dumped more than 50,000 gal. of fuel into the day in 2007. the nato summit is over but day to brought out more protesters. not killing people around the world. this time activists targeted chicago-based boeing day in march to the defense headquarters and parks themselves in front of it. boeing produces aircraft and missiles for the u.s. military a company spokesman says it is unfortunate that protesters think bowling trade war machines. we have a role in protecting our troops prot
expected to consider a 5 percent pay cut for elected officials and approves everyone from governor brown to the state school superintendent would get less money. salaries from like to officials range from 95,000 to 174,000 the governor proposed a similar cut for state workers. the ship's pilot blamed for the worst oil spill in san francisco bay and two decades is trying to sail the day again the news reports said john corta is trying to renew his mariner's license records show the coast guard...
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i'm terrell brown. you know, it's not the final frontier, but it's certainly a new era in space flight. it launched off this morning. the unmanned rocket and capsule carrying a thousand pounds of supplies, it's one of 12 plans by the corporation space-x. if all goes as plant it will go this friday. dick brennan has more this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was a spectacular scene. just about 16 minutes ago, people to the space station by 2018. space-x hopes to do it at least two years earlier. now, if all goes according to plan, space-x will return to ertd sometime around the end of the month. it will splash down in the pacific much like the old apollo mission and hopefully be picked up by a ship and be used once again. terrell? >> dick, this is an important moment for the u.s. space program. if all goes well, what's next for space-x. >> reporter: you said the words, terrell "if all goes well." they say they would like to get into manned flights. they think they can
i'm terrell brown. you know, it's not the final frontier, but it's certainly a new era in space flight. it launched off this morning. the unmanned rocket and capsule carrying a thousand pounds of supplies, it's one of 12 plans by the corporation space-x. if all goes as plant it will go this friday. dick brennan has more this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was a spectacular scene. just about 16 minutes ago, people to the space station by 2018. space-x...
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and lauri brown writes, the worst part is when our complaints are not taken seriously, being stopped or bullied should be stopped. you can join the conversation any time, wusa9 on facebook. >>> you may have heard of dropping a dime in a jar every time you use a bad word, but find out where you will really have to pay coming up. >>> word tonight that the cost of building that new transit center in silver spring is now three times higher than the original estimate. the price tag is now $112 million. that's up $11 million from the last estimate. the center is years behind schedule after changes in construction plans and problems with concrete. >> tonight on corruption watch, a high ranking official accused of taking your money to buy a boat and real estate. investigative reporter is all over this with the guilty plea. >> guilty plea today and the guy that spent that money was a big guy at immigrations and customs enforcement. in fact, this was the big fish in the case. the director of the agency's intelligence division. he was in charge of the intelligence that supported every ice raid
and lauri brown writes, the worst part is when our complaints are not taken seriously, being stopped or bullied should be stopped. you can join the conversation any time, wusa9 on facebook. >>> you may have heard of dropping a dime in a jar every time you use a bad word, but find out where you will really have to pay coming up. >>> word tonight that the cost of building that new transit center in silver spring is now three times higher than the original estimate. the price tag...
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i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm geoffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow meaning. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some difficult ones. but through it all, we persevered. supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. >> by nordic naturals. >> at&t. >> and by the bill and melda gates foundati. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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scholarships. 40% funded anti-terror training programs. 20% was rated by current democratic governor jerry brown and former republican for arnold schwarzenegger to plug the state's budget deficit. the california dmv has been advertising the plates that will say "we will never forget" helping 9/11 victims. even though the state stopped funding the scholarship program even years ago. >>> finally, new hampshire house republican leader resigned over the weekend after admitting he falsifyed an internship in order to graduate from law school years ago. b.j. bettencourt was supposed to show up at a fellow state representative home office for four hours every friday for the semester and ended up working one hour total. bettencourt submitted week's worth of reports containing detail about court hearing and client meetings that never happened. lighting up will be considerably more expensive if californians approve $1 a pack tax in addition to other taxes. the comebac tobacco industry is spending billions to combat that tax. >> who do you trust? >> american cancer association? >> american lung association
scholarships. 40% funded anti-terror training programs. 20% was rated by current democratic governor jerry brown and former republican for arnold schwarzenegger to plug the state's budget deficit. the california dmv has been advertising the plates that will say "we will never forget" helping 9/11 victims. even though the state stopped funding the scholarship program even years ago. >>> finally, new hampshire house republican leader resigned over the weekend after admitting he...
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there was this delicious moment that i, in the research where the former chairman of bp john browne published a memoir in britain about six weeks before the deepwater horizon. it wasn't published in the united states i think for a reason. but in it, he recalls that when the exxon valdez pill happened, he happened to be in alaska visiting bp properties. he heard about it and he ordered a helicopter to fly over prince william sound and see the terrible damage. and he's recalling this moment in the memoir, all these years later, but without the foreknowledge that the deepwater horizon is about to destroy bp's reputation. and he says i flew over and i saw the black slick spread on the sea and i thought about off the whales and all of the wildlife that would be damaged. and i thought to myself, there is now one corporation in the world that will be the most hated. and that's exxonmobile. and so you see the world turns. and so one of should be careful about such-- but especially in a high-risk business like oil drilling. >> do you know what you will write next. >> i do. i am going to write a secret
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he was found guilty of 1st degree murder in the death of trooper brown. they say he shot trooper brown outside an apple bees in june 2010 where he was working as a part time security guard. he was angry after trooper brown removed him from the restaurant for being into -- intoxicated. >> he was also convicted on weapons counts. >>> president obama's comment about same sex marriage is collecting criticism and appraisal. >> president obama's campaign is already out with the new internet ad calling his opponent backwards on equality. his deck la indication wednesday -- declaration wednesday that same sex couples toub able to mary -- -- should be able to move moved it to the front of the campaign. the president's advisors help the announcement will fire up the democratic bate. >> it was meaningful to hear him support our community. >> it's not sitting well with some members of the hispanic and african american community who supported president obama in 2008. >> it has a potential of splitting the vote. it does from an african american based on christianity an
he was found guilty of 1st degree murder in the death of trooper brown. they say he shot trooper brown outside an apple bees in june 2010 where he was working as a part time security guard. he was angry after trooper brown removed him from the restaurant for being into -- intoxicated. >> he was also convicted on weapons counts. >>> president obama's comment about same sex marriage is collecting criticism and appraisal. >> president obama's campaign is already out with the...
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astronauts in these capsules. >> brown: that's the hope, right? i went back to look at the piece you did for us a few weeks ago and you had elan musk gushing. i'm talking about sending ultimately tens of thousands, eventually millions of people to mars and help the going out there and exploring the stars. >> thinking big. (laughs) >> brown: he's not a small-minded fellow. >> there might be a bit of hyperbole but he does envision a world in which space travel is more routine. there's a lot of people who care a lot about space who say this is the first step right now it costs $10,000 a pound, if you were still flying the shuttle, to put anything in space. $10,000 a pound. supposedly it can happen below $1,000 a pound. if that happens it can open up new ideas for what you can do in space. >> brown: what is the timing for something like that? at least to start down that road? >> well, he's doing this for pennies on the dollar already compared to a typical shuttle mission. the shuttle was a very complicated, expensive craft. it did a lot of things, it
astronauts in these capsules. >> brown: that's the hope, right? i went back to look at the piece you did for us a few weeks ago and you had elan musk gushing. i'm talking about sending ultimately tens of thousands, eventually millions of people to mars and help the going out there and exploring the stars. >> thinking big. (laughs) >> brown: he's not a small-minded fellow. >> there might be a bit of hyperbole but he does envision a world in which space travel is more...
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fiber one. >>> it looks like chuck brown is recovering from pneumonia. according to the "washington post," his daughter revealed the information yesterday. sources say he was admitted to the hospital after complaining of arthritis. this is when doctors discovered and removed a blood clot. he contracted it pneumonia while recovering from the operation. brown recently cleared his may concert calendar canceling all scheduled performances. >>> no early elects in israel after all. after netanyahu canceled some snap elections. the prime minister got support from the biggest opposition party to form a coalition government. the agreement overides netanyahu's announcement yesterday over early elections in september. in israel, the prime minister decides when elections are held. >>> britain's prince harry honored at a dinner hosted bit atlantic council. he accepted an award for his charitable activities on behalf of wounded servicemen. harry who is training as an apache military pilot has worked with a number of charities including walking for the wounded and help
fiber one. >>> it looks like chuck brown is recovering from pneumonia. according to the "washington post," his daughter revealed the information yesterday. sources say he was admitted to the hospital after complaining of arthritis. this is when doctors discovered and removed a blood clot. he contracted it pneumonia while recovering from the operation. brown recently cleared his may concert calendar canceling all scheduled performances. >>> no early elects in israel...
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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we go inside the courtroom at today's sentencing and explore the issues in a case that captured national attention. >> ifill: then, we examine a lawsuit filed by catholic leaders, institutions and schools against the obama administration for mandating birth control coverage for employees. >> brown: from our american graduate series, paul solman reports on a move to keep kids in school by teaching skills both inside and outside the classroom. >> high school dropouts here in bloomington, illinois building low income houses like those very homes behind me. is this the way to get kids back to school and into the work force? >> ifill: judy woodruff assesses the nato summit, as world leaders agree to hand over security in afghanistan by the middle of next year. >> brown: and we remember powerful german baritone dietrich fischer-dieskau. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the at&t
. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we go inside the courtroom at today's sentencing and explore the issues in a case that captured national attention. >> ifill: then, we examine a lawsuit filed by catholic leaders, institutions and schools against the obama administration for mandating birth control coverage for employees. >> brown: from our american graduate series, paul solman reports on a move to keep kids in school by teaching skills...
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i'm terrell brown. you know, it's not the final frontier, but certainly it's a new era in space flight. the first private space launched off this morning. the unmanned rocket and capsule carrying a thousand pounds of supplies, it's one of 12 plans by the corporation spacex. if all goes as planned, it will go off this friday. dick brennan is at the space center this morning. dick, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was a spectacular scene. just about 16 minutes ago, spa spa spacex had a spectacular lift-off, and it is now headed to the international space station. spacex has launched the falcon 9 rocket. it's first private space vessel headed to the international space station. >> launch of the space station falcon 9 rocket to resupply the international space station. >> reporter: spacex is attempting to become the first private space vessel to reach the international space station. this was the second launch attempt for spacex. >> lift-off. we had a cut-off. lift-off did not occ
i'm terrell brown. you know, it's not the final frontier, but certainly it's a new era in space flight. the first private space launched off this morning. the unmanned rocket and capsule carrying a thousand pounds of supplies, it's one of 12 plans by the corporation spacex. if all goes as planned, it will go off this friday. dick brennan is at the space center this morning. dick, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was a spectacular scene. just about 16 minutes...